This year’s Pride celebrations are proving to be high-stakes and serious in tone during a contentious election season, and at a time when The Wall Street Journal reports an increase in activist, ‘anti-woke’ shareholders scrutinizing inclusion programs and donations to LGBTQ+ groups.

Recruitment communicationss strategies on social media to boost your employer brand.

We caught up with Sandra Hunt, director of internal communications at Sun Life U.S., to learn how the employee benefits company transitioned from in-person town halls that saw minimal engagement to hybrid experiences that give all employees — including frontline workers — an opportunity to tune in and get involved.

While there’s been speculation that missteps like the chain’s unlimited shrimp deal were to blame, the reality is more complicated, with sale-leasebacks of the land restaurants sat on, poor business decisions, and bad management.

When reviews are a key path to ascending the leadership ladder, how can you talk to your employees about them, and during them, in an impactful way?

Proven approaches for talking about polarizing topics at work.

Jackson National Life Insurance Company’s learning and development drives business fluency and clarity across the org chart.

The employee response to Nike’s exec comms around its layoffs offer reminders about how comms influences the mixternal brand.

The ability to keep a progressive back-and-forth is core to any good brainstorming session, and effective leaders shouldn’t be frustrated by slow progression of ideas.

Proactive strategies for communicating about activist investors.

From establishing an ownable identity to finding trends to participate in, tips from Ragan’s Social Media Conference.

Here’s why the rise in manager layoffs demands more from communicators.

The communication strategies employed by Boeing managed the crisis, both internally with employees and externally with the public and stakeholders.

The longtime chipmaker became the most beloved kids on the Silicon Valley block over the past few years by powering some of the most cutting-edge tech of today, including many artificial intelligence applications.

Plus, younger employees are missing work time due to mental health concerns.

Valerie Di Maria, principal at the 10 company, shares strategies on optimizing leadership Q&A to foster genuine dialogue, build trust, and engage employees effectively.

In a familiar but still depressing end of year rite of passage, media outlets are laying off staff.

This presents a golden opportunity for managers to adopt a player-coach relationship with their teams, fostering trust and empowering high performance.

Fostering a feedback-driven culture allows managers to prioritize soft skills.

How comms breakdowns in the supply chain contributed to the Boeing crisis.